The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, will this week Thursday, commence the flagging-off of construction of 12 new roads and provision of solar lights in some major areas in the Federal Capital City (FCC) and Expressways under the Light Up Abuja Programme.
The Minister will also commission the access roads in Sector Centre B, by Dakibiyu District and the newly constructed Roads ILS 11 (Esther Bali Street) and MAR 24 (Kez Udezue Street) in Mabushi District.
Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister on Public Communications and Social Media, Lere Olayinka, said in a statement on Monday, that two road projects will be commissioned while 14 new projects will be flagged-off between Thursday, September 18, 2025 and Thursday, October 16, 2025.
One of the projects is the procurement of integrated (hybrid) solar lighting in the District of Abuja City and Expressway under the Light Up Abuja Programme Lot 1: Maitama, Asokoro, Wuse, Central Business District (CBD), Airport Expressway, Lot II: Katampe, Garki I and II, Mabushi, Gudu, Jabi and Katampe Extension.
Other projects to be flagged-off by the Minister include; full scope development of Arterial Road N1 from Wuye District to Ring Road II, construction of Northern Parkway from Ring Road II to Ring Road III, provision of access road to Bus Terminal at Mabushi District Cadastral Zone B06; Phase II of FCC, full scope development of Arterial N20 (Solomon Lar Way) from Arterial Road N5 (Obafemi Awolowo Way) to the Airport Expressway, provision of access road to the Renewed Hope Cities and Estates project site within Cadastral Zone D06, Karsana West District of the FCC and provision of access road bypassing Airport Second Runway from Bill Clinton Drive to Tunga Madaki Settlement with a four span bridge.
“Also to be flagged-off are; construction of access road to the FCT Fire Service Station and Erosion Control in Kaura District with three span Bridges, construction of transit way (2) to connect Central Area with Wuse District with two bridges, design and construction of Mohammed Isa Road Extension in Cadastral Zone A04, Asokoro District, rehabilitation of 15km old Keffi Road from Kado Village to Dei-Dei Junction and provision of engineering infrastructure to outstanding layouts within Guzape A09 Lots I and II projects areas AIT Neighborhood Asokoro A04 District.
“Others are the construction of Collector Road CN2 (Emmanuel I. Ogala Street) from Arterial N16 (Yemi Osinbajo way) to N20 (Wole Soyinka way) including road ILS 5 within Katampe District, as well as design and construction of Residences for the Heads of Courts (President Court of Appeal, Federal High Court Chief Judge, Chief Judge of the FCT, Abuja and President Industrial Court).
“It should be recalled that four weeks ago, the FCT Minister flagged off the construction and expansion of water supply to satellite towns, beginning with Bwari Township in Bwari Area Council (Lot 1) and Karu town and its environs in Abuja Municipal Area Council (Lot 2),” Olayinka stated.
LEADERSHIP reports that two weeks ago, the Minister also flagged off the construction of a multi-purpose sports centre in Abuja’s Kafe District, construction of a new Magistrate Court complex in Jabi District of Abuja and the emergency reconstruction of the Karu road from the Karu interchange to Customs Clinic Junction (Karu site) within the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the FCT, with the scope of work expanded to include the rehabilitation of additional critical roads in Karu satellite town.
